Table 1.  Private sector gross job gains and job losses, annual March to March

Natural resources and mining                 

(In thousands)

                                         Gross job gains                       Gross job losses
Year ended    Net change(1)  Total     Expanding     Opening        Total    Contracting    Closing
                                   establishments  establishments          establishments  establishments

March 1994          33         291         193           98            258        173           85
March 1995           3         281         188           93            278        187           91
March 1996          15         286         197           89            271        180           91
March 1997          43         300         202           98            257        168           89
March 1998           0         288         191           97            288        192           96
March 1999         -55         262         171           91            317        219           98
March 2000           0         283         192           91            283        187           96
March 2001          -6         264         190           74            270        181           89
March 2002         -28         248         169           79            276        187           89
March 2003         -14         243         169           74            257        169           88
March 2004          23         254         184           70            231        160           71
March 2005          35         263         190           73            228        153           75
March 2006          38         257         188           69            219        159           60
March 2007          58         274         205           69            216        154           62
March 2008          42         264         194           70            222        157           65
March 2009         -67         210         149           61            277        216           61
March 2010         -51         205         151           54            256        194           62
March 2011          79         270         206           64            191        138           53
March 2012         137         317         246           71            180        123           57

(1) Net change is the difference between total gross job gains and total gross job losses.